Embodiment
The invention provides a kind of two phenanthro-imidazole-based compounds of novelty, its can in order to the preparation luminescent layer, also can be as electron transfer layer.The present invention also provides a kind of electroluminescent, and (it comprises aforesaid pair of phenanthro-imidazole-based compounds, so that the characteristics of luminescence of improvement to be provided, and can simplify the structure of Organnic electroluminescent device for electroluminescent, EL) device.
Below propose to be used for electric transmission and electroluminescent pair of phenanthro-imidazole-based compounds, it has following chemical formula.
Wherein, A1 and A2 comprise identical or different aromatic nucleus.A3 comprises a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or at least two aromatic series bases.Each carbon atom of A1 to A3 and phenanthro-base can have or not have substituting group independently, and the substituting group of each carbon atom of A1 to A3 and phenanthro-base optionally comprises halogen atom, C1~C20 alkyl chain, C1~C20 oxyalkyl chain, C1~C20 alkylhalide group chain, C1~C20 halogen oxyalkyl chain, carbonyl, cyano group or nitro.
Among a preferred embodiment, two phenanthro-imidazole-based compounds have two aromatic series base A4 and A5, and each carbon atom of A4 and A5 all can have or not have substituting group independently.The substituting group of each carbon atom of A4 and A5 optionally comprises halogen atom, C1~C20 alkyl chain, C1~C20 oxyalkyl chain, C1~C20 alkylhalide group chain, C1~C20 halogen oxyalkyl chain, carbonyl, cyano group or nitro.Coupling position between A4 and the A5 can be normotopia (ortho-), a position (meta-) or side position (para-).
One of them preferred embodiment of above-mentioned two phenanthro-imidazole-based compounds is as shown below.
Wherein R can be H, OCH
3Or OCH
3In other words, A4 and A5 are benzene ring compound, and A1 and A2 are selected from the group that is made up of the phenyl ring of not replacement, methyl substituted and methoxyl group replacement.
Below in Fig. 1 the synthesis mode of the two phenanthro-imidazole-based compounds of explanation and derivative thereof.Below explanation is the example of the two phenanthro-imidazole-based compounds of two steps preparation.
2-(4-bromophenyl)-1-aryl-1H-phenanthro-[9,10-d] imidazoles (2-(4-bromophenyl)-1-aryl-1H-phenanthro[9,10-d] imidazole) derivative 1a-1c's is synthetic
2-(4-bromophenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-phenanthro-[9,10-d] preparation of imdazole derivatives 1a-1c is by with 9,10-phenanthrenequione (9,10-phenanthrenequinone) (2.0g, 9.6mmol), p-bromobenzaldehyde (4-bromobenzaldehyde) (1.78g, 9.6mmol), (7.4g 96.1mmol) is dissolved in Glacial acetic acid (40ml), and the 24 hours institutes that reflux in nitrogen reach for the substituent aniline of tool (11.5mmol) and ammonium acetate.After being cooled to room temperature, reactant being poured among the methanol solution, and stirred.Isolated solid is filtered, with methanol cleaning and dry, to obtain the product of high yield.Below provide productive rate relevant optical data.
2-(4-bromophenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-phenanthro-[9,10-d] imdazole derivatives (1a)
2-(4-Bromophenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazolederivatives(1a)
.mp=255 ℃ of productive rate: 3.88g (90%). δ
H(200MHz; CDCl
3Me
4Si) 7.18 (td, J=8.0, J=1.1Hz, 1H), 7.25-7.30 (m, 1H), 7.39-7.56 (m, 7H), 7.58-7.78 (m, 5H), 8.70 (d, J=8.1Hz, 1H), 8.76 (d, J=8.4Hz, 1H), 8.84 (d, J=7.8Hz, 1H); δ
C(50MHz; CDCl
3Me
4Si) 120.8 (d), 122.7 (d), 122.9 (s), 123.1 (d), 123.4 (s), 124.1 (d), 125.0 (d), 125.7 (d), 126.3 (d), 127.1 (s), 127.3 (d), 128.3 (s), 129.0 (d), 129.4 (s), 129.5 (s), 130.0 (d), 130.3 (d), 130.8 (d), 131.4 (d), 137.5 (s), 138.6 (s), 149.7 (s) .IR (KBr): 3055,1594,1494,1450em
-1.HRMS (EI
+) Calc.for C
27H
17BrN
2: 448.0575, Found (M
+): 448.0576.
2-(4-bromophenyl)-1-is right-and tolyl-1H-phenanthro-[9,10-d] imidazoles (2-(4-Bromophenyl)-1-p-tolyl-1H-phenanthro[9,10-d] imidazole) (1b)
.mp=236 ℃ of productive rate: 3.91g (88%). δ
H(200MHz; CDCl
3Me
4Si) 2.53 (s, 3H), 7.17-7.27 (m, 2H), 7.30-7.53 (m, 9H), 7.58-7.67 (m, 1H), 7.73 (td, J=7.9, J=1.0Hz, 1H), 8.68 (d, J=8.1Hz, 1H), 8.74 (d, J=8.4Hz, 1H), 8.83 (d, J=7.5Hz, lH); δ
C(50MHz; CDCl
3Me
4Si) 21.5 (q), 120.8 (d), 122.6 (d), 122.9 (s), 123.1 (d), 123.2 (s), 124.0 (d), 124.9 (d), 125.6 (d), 126.2 (d), 127.1 (s), 127.3 (d), 128.2 (s), 128.3 (s), 128.60 (d), 129.3 (s), 129.5 (s), 130.7 (d), 130.9 (d), 131.4 (d), 135.8 (s), 137.3 (s), 140.1 (s), 149.7 (s) .IR (KBr): 3047,2966,1609,1513,1450,1373cm
-1.HRMS (EI
+) Calc.for C
28H
19BrN
2: 462.0732, Found (M
+): 462.0729.
2-(4-bromophenyl)-1-(4-p-methoxy-phenyl-1H-phenanthro-[9,10-d] imidazoles (2-(4-Bromophenyl)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1H-phenanthro[9,10-d] imidazole) (1c)
.mp=239 ℃ of productive rate: 3.68g (80%). δ
H(200MHz; CDCl
3Me
4Si) 3.95 (s, 3H), 7.09 (d, J=8.7Hz, 2H), 7.22-7.34 (m, 1H), 7.39 (d, J=8.7Hz, 2H), 7.44-7.56 (m, 6H), 7.61-7.68 (m, 1H), 7.74 (td, J=8.0, J=1.1Hz, 1H), 8.70 (d, J=7.9Hz, 1H), 8.76 (d, J=8.4Hz, 1H), 8.83 (d, J=8.0Hz, 1H); δ
C(50MHz; CDCl
3Me
4Si) 55.6 (q), 115.3 (d), 120.8 (d), 122.6 (d), 123.0 (s), 123.1 (d), 123.3 (s), 124.1 (d), 125.0 (d), 125.6 (d), 126.3 (d), 127.1 (s), 127.3 (d), 128.2 (s), 128.4 (s), 129.3 (s), 129.5 (s), 130.1 (d), 130.8 (d), 130.9 (s), 131.4 (d), 137.3 (s), 149.9 (s), 160.4 (s) .IR (KBr): 3055,2959,1609,1513,1450,1251,1030em
-1.HRMS (EI
+) Calc.forC
28H
19BrN
2O 478.0681, Found (M
+): 478.0681.
Two phenanthro-imidazolyl derivatives 2a-2c's is synthetic
Have in the round bottom beaker compound 1a (2.0g, 4.45mmol), NiCl
2(0.058g, 0.45mmol), zinc powder (0.29g, 4.45mmol), KI (1.11g, 6.68mmol), PPh
3(0.47g 1.78mmol), uses nitrogen purging three times, and (N, N-dimethylformamide DMF), stir this mixture 24 hours in nitrogen environment under 80 ℃ to add the 20mL dimethyl formamide subsequently.Then, thermal reaction mixture is filtered, removing zinc and inorganic salt, and with rest solution CH
2Cl
2Clean.In vacuum environment, evapotranspire to leaching solution, afterwards residue is collected, and with washed with methanol and with vacuum-drying to obtain product 2a (1.35g, 82%).Again by the vacuum-sublimation technology, with 330 ℃ and 3~5 * 10
-3Pa is further purified product.Other derivative 2b can be produced according to similar step preparation with 1c by compound 1b respectively with 2c.The synthesis path that in Fig. 1, has shown two phenanthro-imidazolyl derivatives.Below show productive rate and relevant spectroscopic data.
4,4 '-two (biphenyl of 1-phenyl-1H-phenanthro-[9,10-d] imidazoles-2yl) (4,4 '-Bis (1-phenyl-1H-phenanthro[9,10-d] imidazole-2yl)-biphenyl, PPIP) 2a
.mp.=402 ℃ of productive rate: 1.35g (82%). δ
H(200MHz; CDCl
3Me
4Si) 6.73-7.79 (m, 28H), 8.72 (d, J=8.0Hz, 2H), 8.79 (d, J=8.4Hz, 2H), 8.89 (d, J=7.9Hz, 2H) .IR (KBr): 3055,1595,1494,1451cm
-1.HRMS (FAB
+) Calc.for C
54H
34N
4738.2783, Found (MH
+) 739.2861Anal.Calc.forC
54H
34N
4: C, 87.78; H, 4.64; N, 7.58.Found:C, 87.67; H, 4.68; N, 7.52.
4,4 '-two (1-is right-biphenyl of tolyl-1H-phenanthro-[9,10-d] imidazoles-2yl) (4,4 '-Bis (1-p-tolyl-1H-phenanthro[9,10-d] imidazole-2yl)-biphenyl, TPIP), 2b
.mp.=405 ℃ of productive rate: 1.37g (80%). δ
H(200MHz; CDCl
3Me
4Si) 2.57 (s, 6H), 7.16-7.79 (m, 26H), 8.72 (d, J=8.0Hz, 2H), 8.78 (d, J=8.4Hz, 2H), 8.88 (d, J=7.9Hz, 2H) .IR (KBr): 3055,2915,1605,1513,1450,1376cm
-1.HRMS (FAB
+) Calc.for C
56H
38N
4: 766.3096, Found (MH
+) 767.3177.Anal.Calc.for C
56H
38N
4: C, 87.70; H, 4.99; N, 7.31.Found:C, 87.71; H, 5.01; N, 7.34.
4,4 '-two (1-(biphenyl of 4-p-methoxy-phenyl-1H-phenanthro-[9,10-d] imidazoles-2yl) (4,4 '-Bis (1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1H-phenanthro[9,10-d] imidazole-2yl)-biphenyl, MPIP) 2c
.mp.=403 ℃ of productive rate: 1.34g (75%). δ
H(200MHz; CDCl
3Me
4Si) 3.98 (s, 6H), 6.73-7.79 (m, 26H), 8.72 (d, J=8.3Hz, 2H), 8.78 (d, J=8.2Hz, 2H), 8.88 (d, J=8.3Hz, 2H) .IR (KBr): 3062,2959,1601,1509,1458,1249,1031cm
-1.HRMS (FAB
+) Calc.for C
56H
38N
4O
2: 798.2995, Found (MH
+) 799.3073.Anal.Calcd for C
56H
38N
4O
2: C, 84.19; H, 4.79; N, 7.01.Found:C, 84.18; H, 4.74; N, 7.03.
Therefore, those skilled in the art by selecting the combination of different starting raw material with different intermediate products, just can form various compound among the present invention as can be known.For example, p-bromobenzaldehyde can be replaced by the substituent p-bromobenzaldehyde of tool, and the substituent aniline of tool can be replaced by 4-aminopyridine.
In addition, what should indicate is that the synthetic of two phenanthro-imidazolyl derivatives can be reached via simple two steps by commercially available starting raw material, and does not need expensive precious metal catalyst thing.In addition, above-mentioned preparation process is suitable for mass production, because need not carry out the chromatography purification step in building-up process.
As shown in table 1, these compounds represent relatively more excellent thermal properties, and it has higher glass transition temperature (197~200C), and the blue light of concentrating with the emission spike emission of 462~466nm.
The physical properties of table 1. pair phenanthro-imidazole-based compounds
A. measure gained by DSC; ND: do not measure (not detected)
B. with dilution CH
2Cl
2Solution (<10
-5M) record
C. with dilution CH
2Cl
2Solution (<10
-5M) measure, and with 2-aminopyridine (2-aminopyridine) (<10
-5M) as reference value
As aforementioned, A3 can be polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, therefore, and the group that the optional free naphthalene of A3 (naphthalene), anthracene (anthracene), luxuriant and rich with fragrance (phenanthrene), (chrysene) in the wrong and pyrene (pyrene) are formed.Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram that shows the building-up process of two phenanthro-imdazole derivatives, and wherein A3 is naphthalene or anthracene.
As previously mentioned, Xin Ying two phenanthro-imidazole-based compounds can be used for preparing luminescent layer and/or as electron transfer layer.Therefore, comprise according to a kind of el light emitting device of one embodiment of the invention: a negative electrode, an anode and be arranged at negative electrode and anode between an organic layer, wherein organic layer comprises above-mentioned two phenanthro-imidazole-based compounds.Organic layer can be as luminescent layer, and two phenanthro-imidazole-based compounds can be as main body luminescent material or object luminescent material; It is luminous also can to carry out doping way; In addition, organic layer also can be as electron transfer layer, and two phenanthro-imidazole-based compounds can be as main or accessory electron transport material.Therefore, above-mentioned organic layer can be as luminescent layer and/or electron transfer layer to form above-mentioned el light emitting device.
This el light emitting device also can comprise hole transmission layer and/or electron transfer layer.Hole transmission layer can comprise 4,4 '-two [N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino] biphenyl (4,4 '-bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino] biphenyl, NPB), N, two toluene nitrogen-N of N-, N ' phenylbenzene-1,1 '-biphenyl-4,4 '-diamines (N, N '-di-m-tolyl-N, N '-diphenyl-1,1 '-biphenyl-4,4 ' diamine, TPD) or 4,4 ', 4 " three (N-carbazole) triphenylamine (4; 4 ', 4 " tris (N-carbazolyl) triphenyl amine, TCTA).
Electron transfer layer can comprise: metal chelate, 1,3,4-oxadiazoles (1,3,4-oxadiazole) or 1,2,4-triazole (1,2,4-triazole) or derivatives thereof, thiapyran sulfone (thiopyran sulfone) or derivatives thereof or two (the two methane amides (bis (benzimidazolyl) perylenedicarboximid) of benzimidazolyl-) perylene.
El light emitting device also can comprise luminescent layer.Luminescent layer can comprise host emitter (hostemitter), for example: and 9,10-two (anthracene of naphthalene-2-yl) (
9,10-Di (naphth-2-yl) anthraceneADN), 1-(4-(1-pyrene) phenyl) pyrene (1-(4-(1-pyrenyl) phenyl) pyrene, PPP), 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4 '-(1-pyrene) phenyl) (1-(2 for pyrene, 5-dimethoxy-4-(1-pyrenyl)-phenyl) pyrene, DOPPP), 1-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(1-pyrene) phenyl) (1-(2 for pyrene, 5-dimethyl-4-(1-pyrenyl) phenyl) pyrene, DMPPP), 4,4 '-N, N '-two carbazole-biphenyl (4,4 '-N, N '-dicarbazole-biphenyl, CBP), 1, two (9-carbazole) benzene (1 of 3-, 3-bis (9-carbazolyl) benzene, mCP) or p-two (triphenyl is silica-based) benzene (p-bis (triphenylsilyly) benzene, UGH2); Or guest emitter (guestemitter), comprising: two (3,5-fluoro-2-(2-pyridyl) phenyl-(2-carboxyl pyridine base) iridium (III) (
Bis (3,5-Difluoro-2-(2-pyridyl) phenyl-(2-carboxypyridyl) iridium (III), FIrPic), three (2-phenylpyridine) iridium (III) (
Tris (2-phenylpyridine) iridium (III),(IrPPy)
3) or 4,4 '-two [2-14-(N, N-hexichol amido) phenyl] vinyl) biphenyl (4,4 '-bis[2-14-(N, N-diphenylamino) phenyl] vinyl) biphenyl, DPAVBi).
Host emitter
Guest emitter
The preparation example of el light emitting device is disclosed below.The preparation of this el light emitting device can be by less than 5 * 10
-6Under the pressure condition of Torr, the material vacuum moulding machine extremely is coated with the indium tin oxide that one deck electrical sheet resistance value is 25ohm/square (indium tin oxide, clean glass ITO) in advance.The sedimentation rate of organic compound is
The formation of negative electrode deposits LiF (1.0nm) by priority and Al (100nm) finishes, and its sedimentation rate is respectively 0.1 and reaches
The effective area of photodiode is 9.00mm
2
Have saturated blue light and high T owing to find two phenanthro-imidazolyl derivatives
g, so it can be as the blue light host emitter in the Organic Light Emitting Diode.The structure of blue light electroluminescent cell comprises: ITO/ hole transmission layer (hole-transporting layer, HTL) (50nm)/PPIP (30nm)/2,9-dimethyl-4,7-phenylbenzene-1, and the 10-phenanthroline (2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline, BCP) (15nm)/three (oxine) aluminium (tris (8-hydroxyquinolinato) aluminum, Alq
3) (50nm)/LiF (1nm)/Al (100nm).Wherein use three kinds of different HTL to survey the electroluminescent character of two phenanthro-imidazole-based compounds, comprise: 4,4 '-two [N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino] biphenyl (4,4 '-bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino] biphenyl, NPB), N, two toluene nitrogen-N of N-, N '-phenylbenzene-1,1 '-biphenyl-4,4 '-diamines (N, N '-di-m-tolyl-N, N '-diphenyl-1,1 '-biphenyl-4,4 ' diamine, TPD) or 4,4 ', 4 " three (N-carbazole) triphenylamine (4,4 '; 4 "-tris (N-carbazolyl) triphenyl amine, TCTA).(therefore photoluminescence, PL) efficient are further elected as host emitter because PPIP has higher photoluminescence.
Table 2 display element structure and effect thereof, and Fig. 3 shows the energy rank and the chemical structure of organic materials.Can know by Fig. 4 and table 2 and to learn, these three kinds with two phenanthro-imidazole-based compounds element that is twinkler can be quite low voltage (≤4.1V) start, and when 12~15V, reach high-high brightness.Fig. 5 shows the EL spectrum of generation, and its PL spectrum to above-mentioned solid-state PPIP is similar.These three kinds of devices all send ethereal blue light (CIE
y≤ 0.15), and these numerical value and the American National TV council (National Television Standards Committee, the blue light video signal display standard of NTSC) being advised is quite approaching.In addition, these devices with two phenanthro-imidazole-based compounds also show stable EL spectrum under the voltage that applies the broad interval.B is an example with device, and when voltage was increased to the required voltage of high-high brightness by 6V, its EL spectrum did not change, as shown in Figure 6.
The usefulness that table 2. is the Organic Light Emitting Diode of twinkler with two phenanthro-imidazole-based compounds
a
aL: brightness, η
Ext: external quantum efficiency (external quantum efficiency), η
c: current efficiency (current efficiency), and η
p: electric energy efficiency (power efficiency) is the maximum value of el light emitting device.
bApparatus structure: ITO/HTL (50nm)/(PPIP, TPIP or APIP) (30nm)/BCP (15nm)/Alq (30nm)/LiF (1nm)/Al (100nm)
cV
On: it is 1cd/m that trigger voltage is defined as brightness
2Required voltage.
For understanding two phenanthro-imidazole-based compounds more is the EL character of the element of twinkler, the present invention measures the highest electronics by absorption spectrum (the minimum energy absorption edge by UV-light-visible absorption spectrum is calculated) and cyclic voltammogram and occupies orbital (highest occupied molecularorbital, HOMO), minimum electronics does not occupy orbital (lowest unoccupied molecularorbital, LUMO) energy rank.The HOMO/LUMO of PPIP can rank be 2.8/5.7eV.Host emitter has low LUMO energy rank, and it is similar with the standard electronic transport material TPBI (1,3,5-tris (N-phenylbenzimidizol-2-yl) benzene) that with the imidazoles is substrate.According to energy level diagram shown in Figure 3, electronics can overcome the PPIP layer and as the less injection energy barrier (0.2eV) between the BCP layer of electric transmission and hole barrier layer, and then successfully enters the PPIP layer.On the other hand, the hole between PPIP and the three kinds of different HTL inject energy barrier also be quite little (<0.3eV).The injection energy barrier of charged particle carrier is less may to be the reason that causes relatively low cut-in voltage.
As table 2 and shown in Figure 7, the element that is twinkler with two phenanthro-imidazole-based compounds presents higher EL efficient.These the maximum external quantum efficiencies that had of device and current efficiency are respectively 4.77~6.31% and 5.92~7.47cd/A.Among these devices, use TCTA can reach the ethereal blue light of full blast as the resulting device of HTL C.This possibility of result is because have than equilibrated charge transfer character in the emission layer, and it is that more excellent electric charge injects and limitation is reached because TCTA HTL has.Except realizing high η
ExtAnd η
cOutside the value, with PPIP be the device of substrate also keep quite high electric energy efficiency (4.69~7.30lm/W) because they have lower driving voltage.The not doping type OLED that has high external quantum efficiency and good colour purity at present, its corresponding on-peak electric energy efficient still lower comparatively speaking (<4.5lm/W).As shown in Figure 7, at 200cd/m
2Practical brightness under, the electric energy efficiency of device C still can maintain the high standard of about 5lm/W.
Comprehensively above-mentioned, but the invention provides a kind of transmission electronic and electroluminescent compound.These materials present more excellent thermal properties, and it has higher glass transition temperature (about 200 ℃) and efficient blue light (about 465nm) emission.
The present invention also provides a kind of el light emitting device, its have lower trigger voltage (<3V) and ethereal blue light (CIE with good color purity
y≤ 0.15).Wherein preferred device has been realized higher electric energy efficiency (7.30lm/W).In addition, even if the efficient of this device is increased to 200cd/m with brightness
2Below still can maintain high level (5lm/W).
Above-described embodiment only is for technological thought of the present invention and characteristics are described, its purpose makes those skilled in the art can understand content of the present invention and is implementing according to this, and can not limit the present invention with this, be that every equalization of doing according to spirit disclosed in this invention changes or modifies, must be encompassed in the claim of the present invention institute restricted portion.